The Essential Gandhi

The Essential Gandhi
	First edition cover
Editor	Louis Fischer
Author	Mahatma Gandhi ; Eknath Easwaran (preface, 2nd edition)
Language	English
Genre	Biography ; Essay ;
Publisher	Allen & Unwin
Publication date	September 14, 1962
Publication place	United Kingdom
Media type	Print
Pages	xxvi, 338 pp
ISBN	1-4000-3050-1 (reprint)
OCLC	51073482
Dewey Decimal	954.03/5/092 B 22
LC Class	DS481.G3 A3 2002b

Last updated January 25, 2026

The Essential Gandhi: An Anthology of His Writings on His Life, Work, and Ideas is a collection of Mohandas Gandhi's writings, edited by Louis Fischer and published by Random House in 1962.^[1]^[2] The book outlines how Gandhi became the Mahatma and introduces Gandhi's opinions on various subjects. It is split into two parts, "The Man" and "The Mahatma".

References

↑ "The Essential Gandhi". Kirkus Reviews . 1 September 1962. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
↑ Meade, Robert D. (21 October 1962). ""Great Soul"". Hartford Courant . p. 14. Retrieved 15 November 2025– via Newspapers.com.

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[1] "The Essential Gandhi". Kirkus Reviews . 1 September 1962. Retrieved 14 November 2025.

[2] Meade, Robert D. (21 October 1962). ""Great Soul"". Hartford Courant . p. 14. Retrieved 15 November 2025– via Newspapers.com.

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